Summer D'lite

June 24, 1985

The next fast-food chain to sweep through Central Florida looking for restaurant sites will be D'Lites of America. With six out of 10 Americans getting a fast-food fix every 24 hours -- there seems to be no end to the start-ups. This budding hamburger chain out of Atlanta has picked Orlando and Tampa for corporate markets as opposed to franchise markets. D'Lites already has opened its first Orlando store on East Colonial Drive. Another is under construction on Semoran Boulevard near U.S. Highway 17-92. There will be two more by year's end. But the chain estimates that the strip between Orlando and Tampa will have 35 to 50 stores within three to five years. Gimmick: More- nutritious and lower-calorie fast food.